Kwango
Kwango
Province du Kwango (French) | |
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| Coordinates: 4°49′18.64″S 17°2′23.57″E / 4.8218444°S 17.0398806°E | |
| Country | DR Congo |
| Established | 2015 |
| Named after | Kwango River |
| Capital | Kenge |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Willy Bitwisila |
| Area | |
• Total | 89,974 km2 (34,739 sq mi) |
| Population (2024 est.) | |
• Total | 2,812,000 |
| • Density | 31.25/km2 (80.95/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | |
| • Native | Bayaka • Basuku • Balunda • Chokwe • Baholu • Bakwese |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
| License Plate Code | CGO / 11 |
| Official language | French |
| National language | Kikongo ya leta |
Kwango is a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the 21 provinces created in the 2015 repartitioning. Kwango, Kwilu, and Mai-Ndombe provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Bandundu province. Kwango was formed from the Kwango district whose town of Kenge was made the provincial capital and thus gained city status.
The province takes its name from the Kwango River, a tributary of the Kasai River that defines part of the international boundary between the DRC and Angola.